Researchers observed an association between activity and subsequent outcomes in people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s.
Read story: More physical activity linked to slower cognitive decline and motor symptom worsening in Parkinson’s ↗Researchers examined step counts, blood pressure and cognitive tests in 3,093 All of Us participants. More daily steps were associated with better…
Read story: Daily steps and blood pressure studied alongside cognition ↗Across seven cohorts, higher blood p-tau217 was more strongly associated with subsequent cognitive impairment among APOE ε4 carriers. Follow-up analyses focused on…
Read story: Same blood marker, different risk links: genetics changes the picture ↗Researchers used accumulated genetic changes to trace cell origins in tissues from 20 older people. They identified bone marrow-derived cells in the…
Read story: Bone marrow-derived immune cells leave traces in the ageing brain ↗A comparison involving 420 people found different gut microbial profiles in depression accompanied by REM sleep behavior disorder than in depression alone.…
Read story: Gut profiles differ when depression accompanies a specific sleep disorder ↗In 1,350 CARDIA participants averaging age 61, blood biomarkers were measured at year 35. Some Alzheimer-related patterns were associated with poorer concurrent…
Read story: Blood markers linked to cognitive changes in midlife ↗Some antibodies from people with long COVID targeted nervous-system proteins. Transferring patient-derived IgG into mice produced fatigue-like behaviour, balance problems, heightened pain…
Read story: Autoantibodies offer a clue to neurological long COVID ↗Researchers used a short computer task to study how people evaluate outcomes. Participants with major depression showed a higher and less flexible…
Read story: A brief game-like task offers clues about decision-making in depression ↗Researchers compared postmortem brain tissue from ten people with Alzheimer’s disease and ten without it. Measuring DNA folding and gene activity together…
Read story: Alzheimer’s research looks beyond DNA’s letters to how it folds ↗Implanted electrodes translated brain signals into an avatar’s speech and upper-body movements. Three people with severe speech paralysis participated; simultaneous speech and…
Read story: Brain signals combine speech and gestures in a digital avatar ↗
